Buckle.



L. H. FISHEL.

BUCKLE. APPLICATION FILED AUG. 6, 1908.

Patehted N0v. 3Q, 1909.

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LESLIE FISHEL, OF NEW YORK, N. 'Y., ASSIGNOR TO HENRY W. FISHEL AND THEO- DORE H. CEISHEL, OF NEW YORK, N. Y., COFARTNER-S '1IEtAIDI1\TG AS FISHEL, NESSLER Application filed August 6, 1908: Serial No. 447,231.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Lnsmn H. Fisimn, a citizen of the United States, residing at. the borough of Manhattan, city of New York, in the county of New York and State of New York, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Buckles, of which the following is a specification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawings, forming part thereof. I

My invention relates to buckles or adjustable fastening devices for securing together the ends of lcatherbelts, ribbons or like articles, and has for its objects, simplicity of construction, durability and strength, ease of adjustment and effective gripping action.

My invention also has for its objects the adjustment and the gripping of the belt in such a manner that the perforations of the belt into which the engagement stud of the buckle is inserted will not be enlarged or distorted by the stress upon the belt.

My invention also has for its object the gripping and securing of the belt behind the frame of the buckle, so that there will be no protrusion through the frame of any part of the belt or any moving or other part of the buckle, permitting monogra-ms or other ornaments to be provided in the frame with a smooth surface of the beltas a background, and concealing the fastening devices so as to enhance the neatness and beauty of the buckle and belt.

My invention has other features of advantage which will appear from the following description.

I will now describe the embodiment of my invention illustrated in the accompany ingdrawings and will thereafter point out my invention in claims.

Figure 1 is a longitudinal horizontal section of a belt buckle embodying my invention, showing the belt secured there-to. Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the same omitting the belt. Fig. 3 is a rear view of the belt buckle.

The frame of the belt buckle is shown as on its rear face with a bolt-engaging or belt adjustment hook or stud a, which projects rearwardly from the crossbar and is curved or bent, ending in a small rounded knob. The stud c, as shown in Fig. 1, is located centrally of the cross-bar a and enters one of the perforations of thebelt. 1n proximity to the cross-bar c, the side bars a and b are each provided on their rear faces with rearwardly projecting hinge lugs f. The ends of the belt-gripping bar g are pivotally connected to the hinge lugs f so that the gripping bar may be swung forwardly to approach and press against the rear face of the cross-bar c. i

The fastened end i of the belt, as shown in Fig. l, is looped around the gripping bar 9 and permanently secured thereto. The other or tab end of the belt 3' is carried around the body of the wearer and passed in back of or behind the buckle frame. The belt-engaging or adjustment stud is then made to enter the particular hole in the belt which will give the desired adj ustm'ent. The tab end j of the belt is then advanced beyond the cross-bar 01 across the opening of the frame and behind the cross-bar 0, and thus the tab passes bet-ween the fastened end of the belt and the cross-bar 0 so that pressure on the gripping bar 9 to move it against the cross-bar a will be exerted through the fastened end of the belt. Thus the pull of the fastened end i of thebelt will cause the gripping bar g to approach the cross-bar: 0 of the buckle frame; The tab end j of the belt is gripped against the cross-bar c as the maximum pull on the fastened end of the belt is reachedand is tightly held in a firm grip and prevented from being pulled backward. This gripping of the belt by the gripping bar partly relieves the belt of the strain at the point of engagement of the stud therewith and it also'causcs the buckle frame to rest closely against the belt, and thereby enhances its neat appearance.

In the ordinary usage of the belt, to readjust the belt or to take it off, it is only necessary to relieve the pressure of the gripping bar against the tab so as to afford suflicient slack to enable the wearer to remove the stud from the perforation in the belt.

While the improved buckle embodying'my invention is capable of use for holding the a rearwardly -projecting bel-bm n departing from the spirit bein inovabl mounted in he is 5 ends of any suitable fabyic o2: inslei'isi, if

have, for convenience, employed wore belt in the claims to designato 1 bell pro set or any part of a fabric or material Wit. hich my improved buckls is capable of cooperating for lilo performance of its functions.

It is obvious that various mo iifioafiions may be made in the embodiment of my in.- vention shown and heroin d8SCIll}=(l withou and scope of my mvenfwn as defined by the appended claims.

What X claim and desire to tors Patent is z- 4 iJA belt buckle comprising'o, forwardlywith seams by Let bowed open frame provided at 01MB: and

stud, and with a belt-gippin in Q framo new? the opposite eml from oi and operating, Whom secured to one the beltand subjeoted to tszision illliil a move toward the bziok'of the frame so as i grip the other end of the belt.

2. In combination with in ball; having a perforated end, a. buckle comprising 'iforwardlybowed open frame provided at 011s end with a stud engaging one of this porforations in the belt, and a gyipping lam: pivotally mounted to the rear the 22mm near the opposite end from the stud and socured to the encl of'the belt, the gripping bar being arrangool to swing toward the back of the frame when subiecled to the tension of the belt so as lo grip the perl l l portion of the bar formed and of the bell the back of the home.

3. A belt buckle comprising a forwardly bow-ed frame of a gonez'xl rectangular form with an open center and will: backwnrdlyprojecting ears on its side mel'nbem new one end member, means :11, the back of one end of tho .frains for securing the belt adjustill'lly, and a ll-shaped gripping bar having the ends oi ls'sillo members pivotally C011- necltod with said, ears, so that; the middle may cooperate with said 1' lo grip tho tub and of the belt. lmuin'c comprising a frame of a f'lilll'iil imiungnlnr form with 2111 open can and with ban-l;\mi' lly-}.nojecting ears on side nwmbozxs our one ond member, a 'czirwaidly-pix "ooi'ii'ig stud at one end of the frame for won the bolt adjustably, and a lj'shaped grip 1155 bur having the ends of its side members pivoially oonniicteni with said on so Him, the middle poilion of the 112.1 mayHgzoiipw-do Wiill Said. one: member the pimlnl )01' is being loos/teal in front 0% a straight line connecting the rear of the oxixrmnities of the frame to cause: film gripping but to be pressed forwardly against the mb of l-ho bolt.

in leslimony whereof I have mfiiixed my signature in presence of two witnosses.

LESLIE P. FESHEL.

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